WASHINGTON (AP) — The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed and is back in U.S. custody
after nearly five years of captivity, U.S. officials said Saturday.
after nearly five years of captivity, U.S. officials said Saturday.
The officials said the Taliban agreed to turn over Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The transfers happened after a week of intense negotiations mediated by the government of Qatar, which will take custody of the Afghans.
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